Reuters news agency reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gave the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) three days to hand over control of its airports in order to avoid an international air embargo. 111 more words

Today, Iraqi Kurds will vote in a long awaited and widely condemned separatism referendum that is being boycotting by Arabs and Turkomen.

The referendum which has been condemned by all regional powers except for Israel as well as condemned by the UN, US, China and Russia, has already caused both Iran and Turkey to effectively shut down Iraqi airspace for all commercial flights over the region. 223 more words

On Monday, Iraqi Kurds voted in a referendum on an independent Kurdish state. The official results will not be revealed until later in the week, but a vote in favor of independence is expected. 307 more words